How To Install qml-module-mediascanner on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qml-module-mediascanner on Debian 12.
What is qml-module-mediascanner
qml-module-mediascanner is:
Media Scanner 2.0 is a user session D-Bus services that scans files (and etects changes) in the user’s home directory relevant for media apps (such as the gallery app, the music player app, the mediaplayer app, etc.).
This package provides components that allow access to the media scanner index from Qt Quick 2 / QML applications.
There are three methods to install qml-module-mediascanner on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qml-module-mediascanner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qml-module-mediascanner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qml-module-mediascanner
Install qml-module-mediascanner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qml-module-mediascanner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qml-module-mediascanner
Install qml-module-mediascanner Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install qml-module-mediascanner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qml-module-mediascanner
How To Uninstall qml-module-mediascanner on Debian 12
To uninstall only the qml-module-mediascanner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qml-module-mediascanner
Uninstall qml-module-mediascanner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qml-module-mediascanner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qml-module-mediascanner
Remove qml-module-mediascanner Configurations and Data
To remove qml-module-mediascanner configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qml-module-mediascanner
Remove qml-module-mediascanner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qml-module-mediascanner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qml-module-mediascanner
Dependencies
qml-module-mediascanner have the following dependencies:
- mediascanner2.0
- libc6
- libdbus-cpp5
- libgcc-s1
- libmediascanner-2.0-4
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5qml5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qml-module-mediascanner package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
